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Bernard Charnwut Chan

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Bernard Charnwut Chan is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Bernard Chan · Bernard Charnwut Chan · Bernard Chen · Бернард Чэнь · ברנרד צ'ן · 3 more...				[sources]
Alias	Chan Bernard Charnwut · Chan Chi Sze · Charnwut Chan · Chen Zhisi · Dr Bernard Chan, JP · 4 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	陈智思 · 진지사 · 천즈쓰				[sources]
Birth date	1965-01-11				[sources]
Place of birth	British Hong Kong				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	China · Hong Kong SAR · Thailand · United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Bernard				[sources]
Last name	Chen				[sources]
Website	www.bernardchan.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4892988				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Convenor of the Non-official Members of the Executive Council (2017-) · National People's Congress deputy · justice of the peace (2002-) · member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (1998-2008)				[sources]
Education	Pomona College · Rosaryhill School				[sources]
Source link	www.tatlerasia.com				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-04	Last processed	2026-04-04	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Hong Kongese politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-08-25

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong	1998-07-01	2008-09-30

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Robin Chan PEP	child · father	-	-
Stephen Tan PEP